VIA MASHABLE By Vignesh RamachandranJul 17, 2013 Surfing pros and novices alike will be intrigued by an ongoing Kickstarter project from a company that wants to design 3D-printed custom boards based on actual data derived from riding in the water. Chicago-based MADE Boards is trying to raise $450,000 on Kickstarter to further develop its sail, … Continue reading 3D-Printed Surfboards Are Custom Designed for Each Surfer
VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL By Cathy Kelly Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted: 03/21/2013 06:43:56 PM PDT Updated: 03/21/2013 06:43:58 PM PDT SANTA CRUZ — A 62-year-old Pleasure Point attorney and surfer arrested earlier this week for allegedly vandalizing the vehicle of a standup paddleboarder is being investigated due to suspicions … Continue reading #SantaCruz surfer, attorney suspected of additional acts of vandalism against paddleboarders #SUP #SurfReport
http://youtu.be/LfYiUGIA1s0 VIA – BBC http://youtu.be/HEsebjs5f3I 7 July 2013 Last updated at 10:01 ET Help A surfer at Australia’s Bondi beach has been knocked out by a whale, thought to weigh more than 50 tonnes. The southern right whale, which was with its calf, seemed curious at first, but then it flicked its tail, knocking … Continue reading VIDEOS: Surfer knocked unconscious by whale at Bondi Beach #SurfReport #VIDEO
Posted: 06/27/2013 11:39 am EDT A kayaker is thanking his lucky stars after surviving a terrifying shark attack that happened while paddling off a California beach Tuesday. Micah Flansburg was fishing with his father-in-law about 100 yards from shore in Pacifica, near San Francisco, Calif., when what may have been great white shark attacked the … Continue reading Pacifica Shark Attack: Kayaker Relates Harrowing Moment Great White Shark Went After Craft (VIDEO) #SurfReport #Fishing #Kayak
VIA – MSNBC Kayaker on being trailed by great white shark: I just ‘turned and paddled’ Walter Szulc Jr., in kayak at left, looks back at the dorsal fin of an approaching shark at Nauset Beach in Orleans, Mass. in Cape Cod on Saturday, July 7. An unidentified man in the foreground looks … Continue reading PHOTO: Kayaker on being trailed by great white shark: I just 'turned and paddled' #SurfReport #SUP
VIA – DAILY MAIL UK Wipe out! Twilight star Robert Pattinson makes a splash as he rides the waves on a paddle board By Mike LarkinPUBLISHED: 15:53 EST, 13 April 2012 | UPDATED: 16:48 EST, 13 April 2012 One of a vampire’s most useful skills is the ability to fly.And Twilight star Robert … Continue reading Wipe out! Twilight star Robert Pattinson makes a splash as he rides the waves in Malibu on a paddle board #SUP
VIA = RTE A life spent paddling and big wave surfing Updated: Wednesday, 11 Apr 2012 21:28 Al Mennie paddleboarded from Northern Ireland to Scotland to raise money for charity (photograph courtesy of Conn Osborne) By Tadhg Peavoy Email [email protected] Al Mennie, renowned big wave surfer, took on a different challenge this March. The 6f5’ … Continue reading A life spent paddling and big wave surfing
SUPing obviously has it’s share of enthusiasts and critics, the majority being the former rather then the later. One of the main issues some have with the explosion of standup paddleboarding, is simply that the majority of newbies into the sport have no concept of the real dangers that can occur, whether paddling into a … Continue reading Man dies paddleboarding